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Early January Brain Dump
I’ve been making a lot of short videos this year in lieu of written articles. If you miss the written pieces, let me know. And if you miss the written pieces, you’ll probably appreciate today’s quick download of thoughts from my “first pass” at prospects between June and December. These are initial impressions. Some, if…
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RSP Film Room No.69: S.Miss WR Michael Thomas, Sleeper Alert
Allen Hurns and Stefon Diggs were draft-day values the past two years. This Golden Eagle has the skills to be the next pleasant surprise in the NFL. Football Gameplan’s Turron Davenport joined me last week to share compelling thoughts on projecting De’Runnya Wilson’s skills to the NFL. This week, I had Davenport return so I could share…
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Reads Listens Views 1/1/2016
Welcome to the draft season, Vad Lee’s Rorschach answer, 2016 RSP Early-Bird Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. On Fridays I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will scratch that itch, but I haven’t read yet. As I’ve long said about this…
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RSP Film Room No.68: WR De’Runnya Wilson, Mississippi St.
Turron Davenport of Football Gameplan joins the show and brings with him compelling admiration for Wilson’s NFL potential. Davenport and I share the same addition for receiver play, which always makes watching the position with him a good time. When I asked him to return to the show, he broached the idea of studying Wilson.…
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Barbecue, Poker and Cody Kessler
David Igono takes a deeper look at USC’s starting quarterback and admires the elegance of his skill sets. A QB that can extend a play is a valuable asset to an offensive play caller. USC’s Cody Kessler shows an advanced ability to be accurate on the move. Kessler manages pressure very well. He also displays…
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RSP Boiler Room No.15: Going Deep With QB Jared Goff
One play says a lot about Goff’s arm talent, but even more about his diagnostic skill, feet, and ability to integrate several skills in less than two seconds between snap and throw. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available…
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RSP Rorshach: QB Vad Lee, James Madison
What was Vad Lee thinking on a pass from the SMU game? Look at the play and give your take. I’ll have Lee tell you himself at the end of the week. I enjoyed watching Vad Lee’s performance against SMU. When I mentioned this on Twitter, Lee followed me. At the time, I was making…
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2016 RSP Early Bird Discount!
Pre-order the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Until January 22 for $17.95! “The best thing I’ll buy all year…” -Bob Harris, Hall of Fame Fantasy Writer “The problem is that the RSP represents such an advantage, I can’t bear to tell my 22 year-old dynasty league owners about it.” @Ikonoclast via Twitter “Best value in the game…
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Cardinals RB David Johnson: A Pre-Draft RSP Summary
I’m a big proponent about context over rankings. What I reported on David Johnson explains why. Note the team choices in the analysis from March-April. I’ve had my share of rankings successes and failures, but I’ve never been one to get too hooked on the number when I’m not creating a board for a specific…
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RSP Boiler Room No.14: QB Joel Stave, Wisconsin
7 Plays that make the Wisconsin QB a worthwhile NFL prospect. RSP Contributor David Igono delivered an analysis of Stave (The NFL Redshirt) that’s well worth a read. Below is my look at Stave that concurs with many of Igono’s points. The quarterback has a pinpoint short game and flashes impressive intermediate passing. His management of…
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